Bruins 6, Penguins 2 — November 5, 2026: recap and analysis

BOSBOS
Boston Bruins
11-4-1 · W2 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
L
L
W
W
OT
W
W
W
Final
6—2
Nov 5, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena
PITPIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
5-8-2 · L2 · L10: 3-6-1
L
L
OT
W
W
L
L
L
L
W

Final score: Boston Bruins 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2. Bruins dominated expected goals 2.91 to 2.35. PuckLab's first star: Michael DiPietro (17/19 saves, .895 SV%, +0.1 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Penguins, 56% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
BOS xG
2.91
ACTUAL
6 — 2
PIT xG
2.35

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
PIT1P 09:04Even Strength
BOS 0 - 1 PIT
0.17
HIGH xG
BOS1P 12:07Even Strength
BOS 1 - 1 PIT
0.06
MED xG
BOS1P 15:04Even Strength
BOS 2 - 1 PIT
0.34
HIGH xG
BOS1P 18:57Even Strength
Elias Lindholm
28
Elias Lindholm(6)
C · BOS · #28
BOS 3 - 1 PIT
0.07
MED xG
PIT2P 07:57Even Strength
BOS 3 - 2 PIT
0.13
HIGH xG
BOS2P 14:24Even Strength
BOS 4 - 2 PIT
0.18
HIGH xG
BOS2P 16:57Even Strength
BOS 5 - 2 PIT
0.12
HIGH xG
BOS3P 08:39Even Strength
Fraser Minten
93
BOS 6 - 2 PIT

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Michael DiPietro
80
Michael DiPietro
G · BOS · #80
17/19 saves, .895 SV%, +0.1 GSAX
★2
Pavel Zacha
18
Pavel Zacha
C · BOS · #18
2G, 2 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Morgan Geekie
39
Morgan Geekie
C · BOS · #39
1G, 1A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

BOSPIT
24Shots19
2.91xGF2.35
40.95v5 CF%59.1
62.0FO%38.0
0/1PP0/1
24Hits18
22Blocks7
16Giveaways19
5Takeaways3
2PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodBOS SOGPIT SOGBOS xGPIT xG
1st1151.680.48
2nd9100.731.16
3rd440.490.71
Total24192.912.35

Penalties

2 TOTAL
1P 05:28
PIT
Kris LetangTripping (2 min)
Drawn by David Pastrnak
2P 04:17
BOS
Pavel ZachaTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Robertson

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